Watson, William Philip Jeffrey
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | William Philip Jeffrey |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Honor Watson, of Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4088 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 16. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS SACRIFICE HELP TO BRING THE PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR WHICH HE DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 623703 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Strafed by Allied fighters while marching in a PoW column near Gresse, Germany |
PoW number 13064 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1940 |
End Date | 22-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak ships, possibly off Kiel and crash-landed in Denmark, making them the first complete Hampden crew to be taken captive |